Jaffna

Sri Lankan Rebel Leader's Childhood Home

Anuradha K. Herath | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anuradha K. Herath

A Tamil politician in Sri Lanka claimed this week that the army has destroyed the childhood home of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the separatist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

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Heartbreak in Post-War Jaffna

Adele Barker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adele Barker

The stories I hear in Jaffa are heart wrenching. They hide behind the surfeit of activity that define the surface of this town. Underneath there are stories that are not fathomable.

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Asia Society's Prez on Global Citizens Like Obama

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Asia Society president Vishakha Desai says, "Ours is a complex institution, and those experiencing it can describe it in the same way the blind men touch and describe an elephant."

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In Sri Lanka: The Basics for Americans

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

As I travel through Sri Lanka, covering the nation as it seeks reconciliation among its diverse population after decades of conflict, I am receiving e-mails from my friends at home asking me to review the basics.

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In Sri Lanka: Explaining the Tamil Tigers

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

The Sri Lankan government has battled the Tamil Tigers on two fronts for almost three decades: on the battlefield and in the arena of world opinion. No one thought they could win militarily, but they did.

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